Impac Mortgage and Sprout Mortgage stand out among contributors to expanded-credit MBS. They’re the only two lenders among the top five that aren’t affiliates of firms that issue deals.
Wells Fargo shot to the top of the list of originators of mortgages in prime non-agency MBS in the first quarter, demonstrating the power banks have to sway the market.
First Republic Bank and Flagstar Bank posted lower originations of jumbo mortgages in the first quarter on a sequential basis. However, lower interest rates are expected to boost production in the second quarter.
Efforts by the Trump administration and the FHFA to reform the government-sponsored enterprises will likely prompt more activity in the non-agency market. However, the devil is in the details.
LendingHome recently issued a $219 million asset-backed security with fix-and-flip loans originated by the firm; Reliant Bancorp, Brentwood, TN, launched a correspondent purchase program for non-qualified mortgages in March; Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions expanded its office space in Dallas and Atlanta.
Verus Mortgage Capital and Chimera Investment Corp. are both set to issue non-agency mortgage-backed securities backed solely by loans for investment properties. The types of mortgages in the two deals differ. Loans in the Chimera MBS were eligible for delivery to the government-sponsored enterprises, but that was not the case with the Verus deal.
Redwood Trust is developing an outlet for mortgages that differ somewhat from traditional whole-loan sales. Officials at the real estate in-vestment trust have been working on the effort for months but haven’t formalized anything yet.
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